“Lake America?”

August 25, 2026 Decker Culture, Current Events, Home 3 comments

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Venturing deeper into his bag of unending bullshit, Dumpy pulled out this funny turd earlier this morning to amaze no one but himself:

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” and denied that a rift over French language requirements contributed to a breakdown in trade talks between the U.S. and Canada.

“The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America ‌in that we don’t expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. – via Reuters.com

Trump floats Lake America idea. But Lake Ontario is not a Canadian name – via milwaukeejournalsentinel.com

With a trade war worsening with Canada, President Donald Trump has proposed renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America,” apparently concluding that disrupting the smooth movement of goods across the border isn’t enough, why not start a social media dispute too.

His announcement came after the U.S. implemented 50% tariffs across $20 billion of Canadian imports, and Canada announced dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs. That could spark an even broader trade war between the United States and its second-largest trading partner.

But this is what the Agent of Chaos does best, create chaos. He doesn’t give a shit how much of the apple cart is turned over.

“Ontario” derives from an Indigenous Iroquoian word meaning “great lake” or “lake of shining waters.” The name predates both Canada and the United States, and European mapmakers began using it for the lake in the 17th century. About 53% of the lake is in Canada, making it slightly more theirs than ours.

Expecting the Dumpster to know any of this….has the man read a book, ever?

But not to worry. Dumpy has his pulse on things. It’ll all work out. And it certainly won’t affect you, right?

List of products from the United States subject to counter-tariffs effective September 8, 2026 – via Canada.ca

As a result of the United States’ (U.S.) decision to impose a 50 per cent tariff on $27.6 billion of Canadian goods effective August 22, the Government of Canada will match the U.S. Section 338 tariffs – dollar for dollar.

Effective September 8, 2026, Canada will impose 15, 25, and 50 per cent tariffs on products drawn from those targeted by U.S. Section 338 and Section 232 tariffs, with individual product rates based on the matching U.S. rate for the same goods.

Canada’s counter tariffs will apply to products covering $27.6 billion in imports from the U.S. and will focus on sectors such as steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics, that are most impacted by U.S. tariffs.

You can do without these products. Dumbshit Donny thinks you can, or doesn’t give a shit if you can’t. And check the link if you might want to….the list of products is extensive, to say the least.

Mercy! Father Time is really taking a long time with this snake.